If you’re looking for a way to celebrate Passover this year, many of our local synagogues and organizations across the state will be hosting seders. Whether you’re looking for a specific neighborhood or region, or a seder that will feel comfortable for your own traditions, we’ve got them here.
Greater Seattle area
Seattle
Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue
Second night: Tuesday, April 15, 6 p.m.
At Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue, 1111 Harvard Ave, Seattle
Contact: Elizabeth Fagin at 206-527-9399 or elizabeth@betalef.org
Cost: $38 adults members/$48 non-members/$20 child members/$25 child non-members
Rabbi Olivier BenHaim leads the community in a delicious catered seder meal as they discover anew the spiritual dimensions of Passover and their meaning in our lives.
Congregation Tikvah Chadashah
Second Night: Tuesday, April 15, 2014, 6 p.m.
At the Graham Visitor’s Center at the Washington Park Arboreturn (depts.washington.edu/uwbg/visit/rentals/wpa_rentals.shtml)
RSVP line: 206-355-1414
Requested donation: $20/$10 students/low income/children under 13 free
Puget Sound’s LGBT Chavurah hosts a spirit-filled, community potluck seder. Meat potluck seder (no chametz, please). Ritual foods, wine and juice will be provided.
Please RSVP by Friday, April 11. All are welcome!
Golden Beetle Restaurant
First night: Monday, April 14, 5 p.m. to close
Second night: Tuesday, April 15, 5 p.m. to close
At 1744 NW Market St., Seattle
Contact: 206-706-2977
golden-beetle.com/events/passover
Cost: $40 per person
James Beard Award-winning chef Maria Hines pays homage to Passover with a special seder menu on both nights. Using the help of her restaurant’s Jewish staff members and an old Passover cookbook, Hines ensures that seder traditions will be kept intact.
Hillel at the University of Washington
First Night: Monday, April 14, 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30)
At Hillel UW, 4745 17th Ave. NE, Seattle
Contact: Sahale Jensen at 206-527-1997 or Sahale@hilleluw.org
Cost: $12 student/$30 Jconnect/$54 community member
Join Hillel undergraduates, Jconnectors and members of the community for festive-themed seders led by Hillel staff and volunteers. Seating provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
Hillel Passover lunches: Thursday, April 17 and Friday, April 18, 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Cost: $8 students/$18 with pre-paid reservation/$20 at the door for community members and Jconnect
Join a Seattle Jewish community tradition you won’t want to miss. Hillel is the place to find a delicious kosher-for-Passover meal. Students and Jconnecters can volunteer for two hours and eat for free!
Kol HaNeshamah
Second night: Tuesday, April 15, 2014, 5:45 p.m.
At Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 7141 California Ave. SW, West Seattle
Contact: Sheila Abrahams at 206-935-1590 or execdir@khnseattle.org
www.khnseattle.org
Cost: $45 adult members/$60 non-members/$27 child members under 12/$42 non-member children
Join them in sharing stories of personal and community struggle and redemption while reading our story in the Haggadah!
Secular Jewish Circle
Saturday, April 19, 5 p.m.
In the Seattle area (call or email for location)
Contact: 206-528-1944 or info@secularjewishcircle.org
Suggested donation: $20 members/$35 non-members
Join over 100 others for SJC’s fun, modern, non-theistic community seder!
Bellevue
AJC Diplomatic and Interfaith Passover Seder: Embracing Freedom
Monday, March 31, 6:30 p.m.
At Temple B’nai Torah, 15727 NE 4th St., Bellevue
Contact: Seattle@ajc.org or 206-622-6315
Cost: $100. RSVP required.
Join local diplomats and interfaith leaders to celebrate and discuss the feast of freedom.
Eastside Torah Center
First night: Monday, April 14, 7 p.m. appetizers and Pesach introduction, 7:45 services, 8:30 p.m. seder
At 16199 Northup Way, Bellevue
Contact: 425-957-7860
www.chabadbellevue.org
Cost $30 adult/$20 child 3-12 years. Prepay online at bit.ly/1oHdX1a by Tues., April 8 and save $5 per person
If you prefer to learn, experience and be inspired at a communal Passover seder, they invite you to join their seder.
Temple B’nai Torah
Community seder
Second night: Tuesday, April 15, 6 p.m.
At 15727 NE 4th St., Bellevue
Contact: 425-603-9677. RSVP required.
Cost: $45 adults/$55 adults after April 4/$20 children 6–12/$25 children 6–12 after April 4/children 5 and under free
Conducted by Rabbi James Mirel and Cantor David Serkin-Poole. Vegetarian meal available upon request.
Passover Seder in Russian
Sunday, April 20, 4 p.m.
At 15727 NE 4th St., Bellevue
Contact: 206-726-3619 or familylife@jfsseattle.org
Cost: $5 adults/children 18 and under free. Tickets must be purchased in advance.
Cantor Marina Belenky will lead a Reform seder in Russian along with other special guests and her own Russian language trio, Marianna. Join TBT and Jewish Family Service for this musical celebration of Passover with a traditional seder meal. Kosher meals and transportation arrangements available with advance request.
Issaquah
Chabad of the Central Cascades
First Night: Monday, April 14, 7:30 p.m.
Second Night: Tuesday, April 15, 9 p.m.
At 24121 SE Black Nugget Rd., Issaquah.
Contact 425-427-1654 or Info@chabadissaquah.com
www.chabadissaquah.com/seder
Suggested donation: Adults $36/child (ages 4-12) $18
Explore the Kabbalistic insight on the number four: Four cups of wine, four sons, four questions and four types of freedom. Experience the liberation and freedom of Passover. Discover the seder’s relevance to today’s modern Jew. Please RSVP by April 10.
Mercer Island
Congregation Shevet Achim
Second night: Tuesday, April 15, 8:15 p.m.
At Northwest Yeshiva High School, 5017 90th Ave. SE, Mercer Island
Contact: Ed Epstein at contactus@shevetachim.com
A traditional seder run by Rabbi Yechezkel Kornfeld of Congregation Shevet Achim
Woodinville
Congregation Kol Ami
Saturday, April 19, 5:30 p.m.
At Carol Edwards Community Center, 17401 133rd Ave. NE, Woodinville
Contact: 425-844-1604 or admin@kolaminw.org
www.kolaminw.org
Cost: $30 adult members (13 and over)/$40 guests and non-members/$20 college students/$15 children (5-12)/under 5 free
Enjoy a delicious catered meal complete with plenty of wine, sweets, song and great tradition! Conducted by Rabbi Mark Glickman. Reservations required.
Around Washington State
Bainbridge Island
Congregation Kol Shalom
Second night: Tuesday, April 15, 6 p.m.
At 9010 Miller Rd., Bainbridge Island
Contact: Janice Hill at 206-842-9010 or admin@kolshalom.net
Led by Rabbi Mark Glickman. Please bring a vegetarian and kosher-for-Pesach side dish, salad, or dessert. The main dish, salmon, will be provided. Donations graciously accepted. RSVP required.
Bremerton
Beth Hatikvah
First night: Monday April 14, 6 p.m.
Call for location
Contact: Shari Leslie at 360-373-9884 or sfoxleslie@cardinalmedia.com
Beth-Hatikvah.org
Cost: Members $25/non-members $36
The seder features delicious homemade food, spirited singing and their famous “Seder Plate Bar.” Come hear the surprise Pesach spiel!
Olympia
The Chabad Jewish Discovery Center
First night: Monday, April 14, 7:30 p.m.
1770 Barnes Blvd. SW, Tumwater
Contact: Rabbi Cheski Edelman at 360-584-4306 or rabbi@jewisholympia.com
www.JewishOlympia.com
Cost: $20 adults/$10 students/children 12 and under free
Meaningful, relevant, and interactive community seder complete with hand-baked matzoh, wine, and a wonderful dinner in a welcoming atmosphere.
Port Townsend
Bet Shira
Second Night: Tuesday, April 15, 5 p.m.
At St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Jefferson and Tyler, Port Townsend
Contact: Barry Lerich at 360-379-3042 or barryell@olypen.com
Cost: $5 members/$20 non-members. Reservations required.
A welcoming seder using a home-grown Haggadah. Entrée and ritual items provided by Bet Shira; bring a Pesach-friendly side dish to be shared in potluck style.
Spokane
Congregation Emanu-el
Saturday, April 19, 2014, 4:30 p.m.
At Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 W Ft. George Wright Dr., Spokane
Contact: Paul Paroff at 509-747-6586 or pjparoff@comcast.net
Cost: $25 adults members and children over 13/$32 adult non-members/$15 college students/$11 child members/$15 child non-members/children under 7 and active military free
Join Congregation Emanu-El for their annual seder, a community meal created in collaboration with a caterer. Please register no later than April 9.
Tacoma
Chabad Jewish Center
First Night: Monday, April 14, 8 p.m.
At the Chabad Jewish Center 2146 N Mildred St., Tacoma
Contact: Rabbi Zalman Heber at 253-565-8770 or Seder@ChabadPierceCounty.com
www.ChabadPierceCounty.com/passover
Cost: $36 adults /$18 children under 12
Enjoy an in-depth Hebrew/English Passover experience, with translation, traditional songs, and lively discussion. Relive the triumph of Passover and discover the seder’s relevance to today’s modern Jew while enjoying a tasty Passover meal.
Temple Beth El
Second night: Tuesday, April 15, 6 p.m.
Multimedia Family Seder
At 5975 S 12th St., Tacoma
Contact: Rebecca Kendziora at 253-564-7101 or info@templebethel18.org
www.templebethel18.org
Cost: $24 adults/$8 children (ages 5-12)/free (under 5)
Rabbi Bruce Kadden and Cantor Leah Elstein will lead a family-friendly multi-media Passover seder.
Women’s Seder
Saturday, April 19, 5:45 p.m.
Cost: $24 adults/$18 college students and girls 12-18
Be inspired! Celebrate, dance, sing and rejoice with the women of Temple Beth El at their annual Women’s Seder.
Vancouver, Wash.
Chabad Jewish Center
First night: Monday, April 14, 7:45 p.m.
At 9604 NE 126th Ave., Vancouver
$25 adult/$18 child
Contact 360-993-5222 or info@jewishclarkcounty.com
Congregation Kol Ami
Second night: Tuesday, April 15, 6 p.m.
At 7800 NE 119th St., Vancouver
Contact: Autumn Sheridan at 360-896-8088
Cost: $30 adult member/$37.50 non-member/$12 child member/$16 non-member
Catered meal will include matzoh ball soup, chicken or vegetarian entrée, sides, desserts, and beverages.
Walla Walla
Congregation Beth Israel
Saturday, April 19, 5 p.m.
At 1202 E Alder St., Walla Walla
Contact: Jennifer Winchell at winchelljennifer@yahoo.com
Free, but bring food to share
A community-wide potluck passover seder held in their small synagogue.
Yakima
Temple Shalom
Second night: Tuesday, April 15, 5:30 p.m.
At Cascade Gardens, 5704 W Washington, Yakima
Contact: Paula at yakimatemple@gmail.com or send checks to Marcia Zack, P.O. Box 1079, Selah, WA 98942
Cost: $35 members/$45 non-members/reduced prices for children and college students
Student Rabbi Abram Goodstein will lead the seder. Reservations and checks are due by April 7.